Harness-blind with connected loop



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HARNESS BLIND WITH GONNBGTED LOOP, No. 433,436. Patented Aug. 5, 1890.

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ALBERT'J. BECK, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

HARNESS-BLIND WITH CONNECTED LOOP.

srEoIFIoA'rmN forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,436, dated August 5, 1890.

Application filed October '7, 1889- Serial No. 326,257. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. BECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Blinds with Connected Loops; and I do hereby declare the following lobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in harnessblinds, and the object thereof is to provide the flap with a much more serviceable and expeditious means for securing it to the bridle than has been heretofore employed. In the former manner of constructing these articles the loop for securing the flap to the cheek-strap of the bridle has been formed of an independent piece of leather stitched to the flap and blind. This construction is inconvenient to make and requires more time in its manufacture than should be spared, and, moreover, is liable to become detached by the breaking of the uniting-threads.

In my invention I form the loop and flap of a single integral piece, which can be readily "stamped out by dies or cut by hand from a sheet of leather. The L-shaped blank thus produced can be cut from the sheet without Waste of material and effects a great saving in the manufacture of blinds, and results in the production of a superior article, both in strength and finished appearance.

In the manufacture of the improved article the flap-blank is first cut from the sheet in the manner described, and the fiat depending loop portion thereof is then creased and bent upon itself to form the loop. The stiif facing or finishing piece of ornamental leather is then stitched to the flap portion of the blank in the usual manner, and the inner bend of the loop, the. usual filling-piece therein, and the re-enforcing strip are then sewed together.

The invention consists in the novel features described in the specification, and set forth in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters are placed on similar parts, Figure 1 is a view of the flap-blank and integral loop portion as cut from the sheet of leather. Fig. 2 is a similar view representing the loop portion of the blank'as creased and bent to form the loop. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the completed article, and Fig. 4 an end view thereof.

A is the flap-blank, as cut from the sheet of leather heretofore described, and A is the integral loop portion thereof.

13 is the usual finisl1ing-piece,of ornamental leather, stitched to the flap along three of its edges and to the loop and flap on the remaining edge.

Flap portion A is creased at a and bent upon itself to form the rectangular loop I). A filling-piece c is then inserted in the loop and a re-enforcing strip 61 is placed on the inner side of the flap, and the whole is stitched together in the customary manner.

hen constructed in the manner just described, the blinder is much stronger and more serviceable than the old forms, and the loop and flap can never become detached from each other by the breaking of the threads, Consequently there is much less danger of loss of the blinder, and it is always kept in its proper position on the bridle.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is- A blinder comprising a blank of leather having an integral portion bent upon itself to form a long rectangularloop, an ornamental piece of leather B, stitched to the face of the blinder and having its rear edge inserted between and protected by the parts of the loop, and suitable re-enforcing and filling pieces, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT J. BECK.

Witnesses:

. J AS. F. WILLIAMsoN,

A. H. OPSAHL. 

